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Black Country Women's AID

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Iris Grace Boucher 2015-2019 Director View profile
Dr Patricia Ann Martin 2015-2018 Director View profile
Janet Esther Ayliffe 2009-2019 Director View profile
Eileen Welch 2008-2013 Director View profile
Deborah Mary Mcandrew 2008-2012 Director View profile
Carol Rally 2003-2012 Director View profile
Rachel Mary Charman 1999-2001 Director View profile
Patricia Catherine Callaghan 1999-2010 Director View profile
Gayna Jepson 1998-2001 Director View profile
Rachael Frances Humphries 1998-2002 Director View profile
Manjit Poonia 1998-1999 Director View profile
Helen Mary Smith 1997-1999 Director View profile
Patricia Mary Mcallister 1996-1998 Director View profile
Elizabeth Etti 1996-1998 Director View profile
Glenys Ricketts 1996-2000 Director View profile
Sandra Ann White 1996-1997 Director View profile
Margaret O'Neill 1993-2015 Director View profile
Helen Jane Arnold 1993-1999 Director View profile
Fiona Margaret Macdonald 1993-2000 Secretary View profile
Secretaries BY Design Limited 1993-1993 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

CWC24119 - Specialist Domestic Abuse Services - Lot 1: Domestic abuse specialist support in safe accommodation Buyer: Wolverhampton City Council Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender
This service provides specialist domestic abuse support within refuge and dispersed safe accommodation settings (across a minimum of 28 units). It will offer trauma-informed, person-centred interventions alongside a safe physical space to e…

About

Incorporated: 19/02/1993
Also a registered charity: Black Country Women's AID

Financials

Net assets: £9,834,936
Total assets: £9,834,936
Cash: £4,056,844
Employees: 212
Turnover: Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

18 grants · £3,148,967 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Ministry of Justice · £1,300,542 (8 grants)
Home Office · £890,000 (5 grants)
The National Lottery Community Fund · £858,903 (3 grants)
The Clothworkers' Foundation · £50,000
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £49,522

Most recent

The Clothworkers' Foundation £50,0002023-10-18
The National Lottery Community Fund £499,7182023-08-24
Ministry of Justice £300,0002023-08-01
Ministry of Justice £7,4602023-04-01
Ministry of Justice £124,4972022-09-15

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

Karen Elizabeth Dowman Director · appointed 1996
Melvena Morton Director · appointed 2008
Bozena Benton Director · appointed 2001
Victoria Rebecca Harris Director · appointed 2019
Elizabeth Harriet Whitehouse Director · appointed 2026
Salma Parween Ali Director · appointed 2019

14.6y median 13y

average tenure

29.7y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Karen Elizabeth Dowman Director · appointed 1996
Melvena Morton Director · appointed 2008
Bozena Benton Director · appointed 2001
Victoria Rebecca Harris Director · appointed 2019
Salma Parween Ali Director · appointed 2019

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Karen Elizabeth Dowman Director · appointed 1996
Melvena Morton Director · appointed 2008
Victoria Rebecca Harris Director · appointed 2019
Elizabeth Harriet Whitehouse Director · appointed 2026
Salma Parween Ali Director · appointed 2019

Portfolio (1)

Bozena Benton Director · appointed 2001

Also govern a charity

left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Health and social care 1Hospitality 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together
Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details

Company number: 02791788
Status: Active
Type: PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition: Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels: Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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